3 Must Have's for Creasing/Perfing/Folding

Posted
on 1 March 2018

With companies more pushed than ever to deliver quality printed work, lets look at some of the latest finishing technologies and how they can help your firm pull ahead of the pack; post-press processes are what make print sellable and a mistake in this area is very costly in both time and money so equipment, quality and reliability are vital.
A very important factor for all companies is automation because it improves the quality of results, reduces machine downtime, reduces manning, and can enable less skilled staff to run equipment at the same output levels as their more productive colleagues. When recalling the same job time after time it is now far easier to benchmark certain jobs and repeat that output.
Just as important as the printing operation is Post Presssome would argue even more important. A beautifully printed job can be completely ruined by inept finishing; just a perf or fold that is out by a few millimetres can spoil a perfect piece of print.

is the ideal paper folding machine for creasing and folding solutions for the high volume printer. It is robust, fully functional in one integrated creasing and letter folding unit. By simply pressing a button the CF375 can consistently fold and crease up to 6000 sheets an hour, regardless of the number of folds and creases. High-speed creaser and letter folder for high volume jobs makes this a winner and ideal for the high volume printers.
The Creaser/Folder Eurofold Touchline CF375 handles paper stock up to 400 gsm, creases and folds the products, all in one single pass. plus it delivers various finishing devices including other Duplo and Multigraf equipment. The TOUCHLINE generation offers greater flexibility and automation than any other letter folding machine in its class.
Paper feeder system with vacuum belt pile feeder and top feeding
Capable of folding multiple types of documents
This new age technology allows for high speed accurate folding and creasing

is a creasing, folding and perforating machine that will improve your productivity, your finishing quality and your application capability. Highly efficient and automated, it allows users to perforate, crease and fold all in a single pass, with set up finished in seconds. Vouchers, coupons and tickets are among the many applications it makes possible.

offers an efficient creasing and perforating solution ideal for mid to high volume runs. The main difference between the Mono and the Duo;
Duo: allows for 3 operations at one time; stop perforation in both directions plus crease.
Mono: Allows for 2 operations at one time; stop perforation in both directions or crease and perf
Equipped with two creasing tools (male/ female) and a cross perforating tool, the CP375 DUO performs up to 20 creases and 20 perforations simultaneously in a single run. An optional strike perforating tool can be added for increased versatility.

The innovative creasing and perforating system features an interchangeable toolbar system with two slots where users can easily mix and match the tools to create a multitude of applications. The creasing and perforating tools may be used in either slot which are electronically detected and the relevant pressure is automatically adjusted. The male and female creasing tools can be combined to perform up and down creasing, perfect for finishing covers for perfect bound books. The cross perforating tool and the optional strike perforating tool can also be combined to perform cross perforations.

Features

Up to 6,000 sheets per hour

Male and female creasing tools

Cross perforating tool

Side guide system

Double feed detection

Optional strike perforating tool

In Conclusion: The TOUCHLINE generation offers greater flexibility and automation than any other letter folding/perfing/creasing machine in its class